HeadAmp Blue Hawaii HP amp


I know this Amp is excellent for powering the Stax headphones. Can the Blue Hawaii also power other headphones that have XLR connectors? I am thinking of purchasing the Stax SR-007 or 009 in the future but in the meantime would the Blue Hawaii power my Hifiman HE-6 and Sennheiser HD-650? And if yes would it power them well or poorly (too powerful of an amp for the headphones)?
mewsickbuff
No, not under any circumstances, not even close. This is an extremely precision engineered piece of equipment, designed for driving Stax Pro-bias electrostatic headphones to their maximum potential. It can swing almost 1600 volts of output signal, peak to peak. So many things can go wrong at those voltages -- and not many designers/builders have the skills and attention to detail to get everything right, but Headamp does.

If you want to focus your efforts on one top-class headphone system with the lowest distortion, least fatiguing, most pure sound, then it's worth going into Stax headphones and plunking down for this amp. The 007/BHSE and 009/BHSE combinations are both classic sounds that have endured at the top of the headphone heap for years, and will continue on for much longer yet, while other flavors of the month come and go. 

If you want bass cannons that can bruise your head, or if you like changing gear and sonic signatures like underwear, or if you like headphone companies that release a Mk IV version a few months after you bought the Mk III -- then this is not the direction for you!

5 years ago i owned the BHSE, 009’s and 007 Mk2’s. I ordered it and waited 14 months for it to arrive, as there was a long line. now, 6 years later, it takes about 6 weeks to get built. but until just recently there continued to be a long line.

great headphone amp and an end game set-up for listening to music. it’s a product good enough to go ’all-in’ for. but won’t do dynamic headphones. buy this and 009's and get off the gear merry-go-round.

could not recommend more highly.